Background

Mr. Sanford R. Robertson, also known as Sandy, is a Co-founder, Founding Partner and Partner Emeritus at Francisco Partners Management LLC. Mr. Robertson focuses on structured investments in technology and technology-related businesses. He is a Founding Partner and previously served as a Partner at the firm. He founded the firm in 1999. He has been an active Technology Investor and an Advisor to several technology companies. He was the Founder of Montgomery Securities ... Limited. He founded FleetBoston Robertson Stephens, Inc. and served as its Chairman. He served as a Vice President of Smith Barney Inc. He worked at Robertson Stephens International, Ltd. He founded Robertson, Colman, Siebel & Weisel and served as its Chairman. He has had significant financing involvement in over 500 growth technology companies. He has been a Director at Pain Therapeutics Inc. since September 1998. He has been Lead Independent Director of salesforce.com, Inc. since June 2007 until February 3, 2015 and has been its Director since October 2003. He has been a Director of Technorati, Inc. since April 19, 2007 and RPX Corporation since May 2011. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Bulger Partners LLC. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board at Opus Capital and a Member of Global Advisory Board of The Longreach Group. Mr. Robertson served as a Director of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. since June 2003 and served as its Presiding Director until February 3, 2015. He served as a Director of Netro Corporation since April 2000. Mr. Robertson served as a Director of Smith Barney. He pioneered the creation of West Coast technology banking as an industry in the late 1960s. He serves as a Director of Pearl.com LLC and Smith Barney Inc. He serves as a Board Member of Schwab Charitable. He is a Member of the President's Board at the University of Michigan. He holds an M.B.A. and B.A. with distinction from University of Michigan.

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